gzip

# File lib/rubygems/util.rb, line 25
  def self.gzip(data)
    require 'zlib'
    require 'stringio'
    zipped = StringIO.new(String.new, 'w')
    zipped.set_encoding Encoding::BINARY if Object.const_defined? :Encoding

    Zlib::GzipWriter.wrap zipped do |io| io.write data end

    zipped.string
  end